Filed Under: PPP
News, analysis, and data about the bailout.
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Analysis
Sundance Energy seeks bankruptcy protection after laying off workers and approving executive bonuses
The bailout double-dipper reported a brief spike in employment when obtaining a bailout, raising questions about the truthfulness of its application.
![Seal of the Small Business Administration SBA](https://images.prismic.io/bailout/9d9b3f6a-8938-4fcb-b11e-25de296ad692_Seal_of_the_Small_Business_Administration.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,109,500,281&w=1200&h=675)
Report
GAO: COVID-19 Loans Lack Controls and Are Susceptible to Fraud
The GAO found that the speed with which SBA implemented their pandemic loan programs may have increased their susceptibility to fraud.
![President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in the early days of the pandemic.](https://images.prismic.io/bailout/7aef1e40-878c-4b44-a77d-7a6576a01e81_ap-trump-signs-ppp.jpeg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,36,691,389&w=1200&h=675)
Report
Brookings: Addressing the Other COVID Crisis, Corruption
In a July report, the Brookings Institution explores how COVID-19 oversight authorities might deal with new evidence of corruption from the Trump administration.
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News Roundups
The oil industry is flailing, PPP loan recipients' data reveals troubling patterns, and more
Weekly news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from Dec 4, 2020.
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News Roundups
Unspent bailout money, sustainable ETFs, and more
Daily news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from October 21, 2020.
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News Roundups
Exxon’s plan for surging carbon emissions revealed in leaked documents, PPP failed many Black-owned businesses, and more
Daily news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from October 6, 2020.
![Tanker trucks sit in front of storage silos in Sunray, Texas, on Sept. 26, 2020.](https://images.prismic.io/bailout/4d1c3e2b-6825-429d-8641-91ac42d9a138_bloomberg-tanker-trucks.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,41,800,450&w=1200&h=675)
News Roundups
Bailout fuels Big Oil bender, PPP forgiveness on deck, and more
Daily news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from October 1, 2020.
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News Roundups
Coal cos. dropped from S&P, BP and Shell shift to renewables, and more
Daily news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from September 29, 2020.
![President Trump signs PPP Paycheck Protection Program](https://images.prismic.io/bailout/7aef1e40-878c-4b44-a77d-7a6576a01e81_ap-trump-signs-ppp.jpeg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,36,691,389&w=1200&h=675)
News Roundups
PPP line shareholder pockets, fossils fall behind green investments, and more
Daily news headlines about the stimulus and recovery from September 28, 2020.